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I find the connotations captured reasonably well here: > ehrlich (“sincere”), aufrichtig (“straightforward”), rechtschaffen (“right-doing”), redlich (“true to
by FabHK 7y ago
I find the connotations captured reasonably well here:
> ehrlich (“sincere”), aufrichtig (“straightforward”), rechtschaffen (“right-doing”), redlich (“true to one’s word”), anständig (“decorous”), brav (“well-behaved”), ehrenwert (“worthy of honor”), and bieder (“upright”).
(which incidentally is at odds with the claim that German and English are fundamentally different there...)
- darklajid 7y agoI'd translate "rechtschaffen" as lawful ... because Lawful Good is officially Rechtschaffen Gut of course. (Sorry, this German is missing his Pathfinder group) On a more serious note: I assume you could pick different translations for most of these words and I'm not convinced that the article makes any sort of generally applicable point. What I do want to say is that the little exposure I had to the US culture ("How are you doiiiing? Are you alriiiight? That's SOOOOO nice!") is impossible to digest and feels .. fake. I also have to admit that - living in Asia for the last 2 years - my tone and direct (or is it blunt?) communication leads to misunderstandings sometimes.
- maxxxxx 7y agoI don’t agree with some : Rechtschaffen -> righteous Anständig -> decent Aufrichtig is not straightforward. Can’t think of a good word but “honest” is closer. But that’s just me. It shows that direct translation of words is risky and often impossible. There is way too much subtlety.